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the president talked about governor romney's screlt plans. that notice of secrecy showed up in focus groups. it's why when they talk about governor romney not releasing his tax returns -- gwen: which didn't come up. >> no. what governor romney is hiding is the argument that the democrats wants to be talking about. >> if the president had one good line it was on that issue. he basically said if mitt romney health care plan and tax plan is so great for the middle class, why don't we know about it? gwen: did romney in the end earn the second look he needed? he was on the precipice of a bad storyline forming. did he get the second look he needed? >> i think he certainly did. let's say if the debate would be going the other way we'd be talking about how it's virtually impossible for governor romney to win. instead, we're talking about how the polls are tight, he outperformed the president. he got a second look. we're still 30-odd days away. there's a lot that can happen but there's no question he did everything he needed to do in that debate. >> a
the president talked about governor romney's screlt plans. that notice of secrecy showed up in focus groups. it's why when they talk about governor romney not releasing his tax returns -- gwen: which didn't come up. >> no. what governor romney is hiding is the argument that the democrats wants to be talking about. >> if the president had one good line it was on that issue. he basically said if mitt romney health care plan and tax plan is so great for the middle class, why don't we...
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romney paused awkwardly when asked whether governor romney supported that. when it should have been a reflexive yes. gwen: ultimately he said he did. >> let me keep that up and ask is a very old question -- what do women want? if you listen to the obama campaign it's as if it's abortion rights and coverage of contraceptives. if you listen to mitt romney, mrs. romney has told him women are interested in comply and the jobs. which is it? >> right. women, just like voters across the board, the economy is their top concern. having said that just like hispanics on the issue of immigration. when women hear a candidate talking about contra semmings or abortion in a way where they come across as insensitive or not understanding, they pick up on that tone, just like hispanics take -- pick up on an unfriendly tone towards immigration. even though the comply is far and away their biggest concern. >> let's look at the other side of the ledger. if this gender gap among women, how much opportunity does governor romney have to offset that with an opposite gender gap? that
romney paused awkwardly when asked whether governor romney supported that. when it should have been a reflexive yes. gwen: ultimately he said he did. >> let me keep that up and ask is a very old question -- what do women want? if you listen to the obama campaign it's as if it's abortion rights and coverage of contraceptives. if you listen to mitt romney, mrs. romney has told him women are interested in comply and the jobs. which is it? >> right. women, just like voters across the...
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. >> governor romney said if you want to be successful, if you want to go to college or start a business, you can just -- i'm quoting here, borrow money from your parents. gwen: what is on the plate as the apart's future stars head to tampa? we preview the 2012 republican national convention with dan balz of the "washington post," john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news, beth reinhard of "national journal," and amy walter of abc news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens, this is a special election 2012 edition of "washington week" with gwen ifill produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" in st. petersburg, florida, is provided by -- >> we know why we are here, to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see dangers before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to support and protect all who serve. >> that's why we are here. >> this rock has never stood still. since 18
. >> governor romney said if you want to be successful, if you want to go to college or start a business, you can just -- i'm quoting here, borrow money from your parents. gwen: what is on the plate as the apart's future stars head to tampa? we preview the 2012 republican national convention with dan balz of the "washington post," john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news, beth reinhard of "national journal," and amy walter of abc news. >>...
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so that caused an enormous uproar and quite a lot of criticism rained down on governor romney and he had to get himself back in alignment with the republican party because they believe this is an issue, certainly some of the house and senate races in november, they'll they'll echo the drum beat, president obama is secretly raising your taxes. >> do they have you on speed dial, jan? come on out to the house? >> you want to talk about fortuitous timing because we had been talking about the interview. it had been in the works since may so we were going to have the interview with governor and mrs. romney. it was one of these situations where the timing worked out where you get to sit down with the governor and actually be able to ask the questions everybody wants to know. are you going to keep saying this is a penalty? and he's threading a very fine line here. the clip that you showed, he's saying, personally, i really do think it's a penalty. because he has a similar penalty in massachusetts. gwen: what i did in massachusetts. >> but the court says it's a tax. >> he didn't say it was a
so that caused an enormous uproar and quite a lot of criticism rained down on governor romney and he had to get himself back in alignment with the republican party because they believe this is an issue, certainly some of the house and senate races in november, they'll they'll echo the drum beat, president obama is secretly raising your taxes. >> do they have you on speed dial, jan? come on out to the house? >> you want to talk about fortuitous timing because we had been talking...
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romney but among women and hispanics, governor romney is trailing and his campaign is aware they have to close those margins. gwen: let's talk about the buzz of the moment. does it matter who mitt romney's running mate is and if it does, given what we know, are the inroads he needs to make in order to unseat an incumbent. who will hurt, who will help? does it matter? >> i would say it matters. not a lot. but it matters a little. can be -- it can reinforce the midge image of a nominee. it might be able to add a point or two in the swing state that you need to win because of the familiarity and positive reputation is that someone has in their home state. and it can either rows your base nationally and appeal to swing voters or do the opposite. you think of at this point pawlenty, who had a good record as governor of the state of minnesota. minnesota is a long shot for mitt romney to carry. you have rob portman of ohio. very solid guy. he worked for president bush and he would raise some of the memories of the bush administration but ohio is a very important -- important state. paul ryan
romney but among women and hispanics, governor romney is trailing and his campaign is aware they have to close those margins. gwen: let's talk about the buzz of the moment. does it matter who mitt romney's running mate is and if it does, given what we know, are the inroads he needs to make in order to unseat an incumbent. who will hurt, who will help? does it matter? >> i would say it matters. not a lot. but it matters a little. can be -- it can reinforce the midge image of a nominee. it...
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and where governor romney did worse in ohio compared to george w. bush who won ohio in 2004 was in the northwest quadrant of the state which is heavy in the automobile industry. >> they were reading in their newspaper that chevy cruze was adding a third shift. it didn't meet the reality. and it just crashed at the end when the romney campaign sort of in a hail mary desperate move put this ad up saying because of the obama administration, the jeep factories are moving jobs to china. it didn't ring true in tow leado. people knew. >> part of what they did to romney in ohio as it was explained to me by an obama person, they basically made mitt romney into the embodiment of everything that went bad in the economy. he was an outsourcer. he was from an esoteric business world and people suffered as a result. that was the bane stuff. and the people who were hurting saw him as kind of the representation of that. and talking to romney folks in the state of ohio. they said that two things were a problem that he was getting beat up on this and also on the idea
and where governor romney did worse in ohio compared to george w. bush who won ohio in 2004 was in the northwest quadrant of the state which is heavy in the automobile industry. >> they were reading in their newspaper that chevy cruze was adding a third shift. it didn't meet the reality. and it just crashed at the end when the romney campaign sort of in a hail mary desperate move put this ad up saying because of the obama administration, the jeep factories are moving jobs to china. it...
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but i like what governor romney said about small business. i truly cannot decide yet until i do more research. which is what they say when they haven't been paying attention. but she plans to vote. now, do these campaigns focus on someone like her? or they just focus on keeping their bases energized? >> i think both. at the same time. and this is -- gwen: this is colorado. >> this is not a one track operation. i think they have to do both. >> and that's not at all an unusual pattern. karen and i were both watching a focus group that peter hart did of undecided voters in ohio this week. and there was a lot of on the economy, i really like what governor romney is saying. but on all these other issues, health care, women's issues, abortion, he seems awfully conservative. couldn't we have a combination -- gwen: no, you can't have a combination. >> it's a choice. >> wufrnt things that doyle is mentioning -- one of the things that doyle is mentioning and pollsters have suggested president obama needs to be more articulate in these debates about wha
but i like what governor romney said about small business. i truly cannot decide yet until i do more research. which is what they say when they haven't been paying attention. but she plans to vote. now, do these campaigns focus on someone like her? or they just focus on keeping their bases energized? >> i think both. at the same time. and this is -- gwen: this is colorado. >> this is not a one track operation. i think they have to do both. >> and that's not at all an unusual...
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in new hampshire, governor romney's in great shape right now. he's at 37%. the next four or five candidates add up to 37%, so there's nobody close, but the history of new hampshire is one that can change dramatically and turn against a front runner. gwen: governor romney told my colleague on "newshour," who knows, maybe president obama will be primaried, the term this cycle for an incumbent drawing a challenger. maybe that's wishful thinking, but how is the president doing in terms of fund-raising and structuring himself as opposed to the republican field. >> he still is going to be way ahead of him. his campaign is not released its third quarter report but have not backed off of their estimate that they would raise a combined $55 million between the d.n.c. and the candidacy. that would mean obama's take would be somewhere in the $25 to $30 million. and as it is right now, perry, who is going to be the fund-raising king of the third quarter for the republicans, has announced he raised $17 million, and romney is expected to come in at around $13 million. so t
in new hampshire, governor romney's in great shape right now. he's at 37%. the next four or five candidates add up to 37%, so there's nobody close, but the history of new hampshire is one that can change dramatically and turn against a front runner. gwen: governor romney told my colleague on "newshour," who knows, maybe president obama will be primaried, the term this cycle for an incumbent drawing a challenger. maybe that's wishful thinking, but how is the president doing in terms of...
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. >> you know, governor romney hass tendency to shoot first and aim later. as -- as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. gwen: refocusing on america's role in t t world. will it change the direction of the campaign or of u.s. foreign policy? covering the story, major garrett of "national journal," doyle mcmanus of "the los angeles times," laura meckler of "the wall street journal," and david sanger of the new york "times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, coveriri history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill". produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- -- >> we know why we're here. to charty greener path in the air and in our factories. to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we'v
. >> you know, governor romney hass tendency to shoot first and aim later. as -- as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. gwen: refocusing on america's role in t t world. will it change the direction of the campaign or of u.s. foreign policy? covering the story, major garrett of "national journal," doyle mcmanus of "the los angeles times," laura meckler of "the wall street journal," and david sanger of the new york "times."...
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governor romney's plan does the opposite. if you believe his deficit reduction targets it's better long term. it will mean less debt holding back the economy. but he's going to take a lot more of that demand out of the economy right away with more dramatic budget cuts right now. and if that happens, then what c.b.o. scoring would suggest is that is likely to slow the economy when the recovery is still pretty feeble. gwen: why is it so feeble? what are the signs? i feel like there are some weeks where it feels like we have turned the corner and begin to get these reports about construction and housing and housing starts. and it doesn't ever consistently get on an upward path. >> well, it is sort of on a consistent upward path. just not a very steep one. gwen: slow. >> two steps forward, one step back. you can think of it like we keep eating a lot of sugar and it wears off and we slow down and eat some sugar and it wears off and we slow down. the problem with this economy is the fundamentals underneath it aren't very strong sti
governor romney's plan does the opposite. if you believe his deficit reduction targets it's better long term. it will mean less debt holding back the economy. but he's going to take a lot more of that demand out of the economy right away with more dramatic budget cuts right now. and if that happens, then what c.b.o. scoring would suggest is that is likely to slow the economy when the recovery is still pretty feeble. gwen: why is it so feeble? what are the signs? i feel like there are some weeks...
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so they are trying to discredit governor romney. governor romney's view is that they are doing everything they can to remind people of the disappointment they may have about what president obama has tried to do, and to suggest, yes, he's a good person, he's a good family person, but the best he is able to do is not good enough. those are the two messages that they're trying to drive, despite all of the outside distractions. >> very disappointing jobs report today for the president. how does responding to that kind of abysmal job-creation report change his strategy? >> well, i mean, i just think they're stuck at this point. i thought that the responses that they had to point out that there's been 27 consecutive months of job growth was about all they could do. but i think the biggest danger for the president at this point is that people's perceptions of the economy and economic performance by the incumbent tend to lock in by summertime. if you go back to 1992, the economy was actually growing by the time of the election in 1992, and
so they are trying to discredit governor romney. governor romney's view is that they are doing everything they can to remind people of the disappointment they may have about what president obama has tried to do, and to suggest, yes, he's a good person, he's a good family person, but the best he is able to do is not good enough. those are the two messages that they're trying to drive, despite all of the outside distractions. >> very disappointing jobs report today for the president. how...
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they think it's been hurting his image of the people still necessarily don't know who governor romney is, which is why the obama campaign is rushing to define him. but the national polls 'show everything is exactly frozen. we had a poll this week that showed that president obama is taking a bit of a hit on this as well. his ads -- the reason that his ads had to be pulled from television in colorado, a key swing state, is because they are so sharp and biting and that he is not projecting a positive message. that's one of the worries from his advisors and the white house is that -- i mean the thing he has going for him is people like him, and if he loses that, that's a problem of the gwen: what about the republicans who have been giving mitt romney the blues in the last week and saying, you know what, just release your taxes, you're making too much of a problem, or as johnson said, he's not really an american. someone else talked about barack obama's third world practice. everybody is kind of sharp in this. >> but i do think the fact that mitt romney is now taking fire from within his o
they think it's been hurting his image of the people still necessarily don't know who governor romney is, which is why the obama campaign is rushing to define him. but the national polls 'show everything is exactly frozen. we had a poll this week that showed that president obama is taking a bit of a hit on this as well. his ads -- the reason that his ads had to be pulled from television in colorado, a key swing state, is because they are so sharp and biting and that he is not projecting a...
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. >> he's a very articulate spokesperson for governor romney's vision. the problem is it's the wrong vision for america. it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> and this was paul ryan campaigning today in virginia. >> you get to choose which path you want. do you want the opportunity society with the safety net, the land of the free of upward mobility or do you want more of the same? a debt crisis, a welfare state, a nation in debt, doubt and despair? really clear. gwen: it seems that the distinction is clear. >> the distinction came clear. i was with president obama and one of the things we heard a lot were some of the contrasts, the choices that the president has been talking about a lot, taxes, maybe the auto bailout. but we started to hear about the role of government and the idea of what the romney-ryan ticket would do. the obama campaign felt that it shifted into their direction and some people thought in the romney-ryan world that it shifted in a direction that romney has enjoyed very much in that it made it a bigger argument about th
. >> he's a very articulate spokesperson for governor romney's vision. the problem is it's the wrong vision for america. it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> and this was paul ryan campaigning today in virginia. >> you get to choose which path you want. do you want the opportunity society with the safety net, the land of the free of upward mobility or do you want more of the same? a debt crisis, a welfare state, a nation in debt, doubt and despair? really...
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. >> i'm not in the business of blaming governor romney. i'm in the business of trying to understand what we can do as a policy. >> governor romney, do you want to respond to that compliment? >> thank you. >> fortunately for the republican party this year, probably anybody up here could probably beat obama. gwen: mostly polite. >> the fact that we know that he cashed paychecks from freddie mac. over $1.6 million. gwen: but things are heating up on the trail. >> zany is great in a campaign, it's great on talk radio but in terms of a president we need a leader. >> governor romney to like to give back all the money he has earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees from his years at bain i would be glad to listen to him. gwen: countdown to iowa and another showdown on capitol hill. over taxes, spending, deadlines. >> i think everyone needs to step back and take a deep breath. >> as we come to the end of the 112th congress, it can clearly be labeled the republican do-nothing congress. gwen: happy holiday to you, too. and the offi
. >> i'm not in the business of blaming governor romney. i'm in the business of trying to understand what we can do as a policy. >> governor romney, do you want to respond to that compliment? >> thank you. >> fortunately for the republican party this year, probably anybody up here could probably beat obama. gwen: mostly polite. >> the fact that we know that he cashed paychecks from freddie mac. over $1.6 million. gwen: but things are heating up on the trail....
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for governor romney it's the same kind of situation. there are places he may want to try to go to between now and tuesday that he's not going to be able to get to simply because of lack of time or because of storm damage. >> woodruff: susan, you raised this a minute ago. the impact on voting itself, absentee, early voting and voting on election day. we were hearing a few minutes ago this storm could have an after math that goes on for days. >> you know, we've expected 5 to 40% of the votes to be cast before election day because of the rise in early voting and absentee voting. this affects such a big part of the country. does it affect that number. and which organization is better able to respond to some of these last-minute challenges? i think you would have to say that the obama campaign has a bigger ground operation. they've put more focus on the ground although republicans have done a lot to build up ground operation that was really outclassed four years ago. this is... october... it's the nature an october surprise that you do not k
for governor romney it's the same kind of situation. there are places he may want to try to go to between now and tuesday that he's not going to be able to get to simply because of lack of time or because of storm damage. >> woodruff: susan, you raised this a minute ago. the impact on voting itself, absentee, early voting and voting on election day. we were hearing a few minutes ago this storm could have an after math that goes on for days. >> you know, we've expected 5 to 40% of...
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. >> maybe governor romney should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been closed by his investments. gwen: republican frontrunners jock acquit for first place as the runnest up struggle for attention. >> folks, a billion dollars in the mainstream media will make this a very, very election. >> i don't think we should go to the moon. i think maybe we should send some politicians up there. gwen: florida is pivotal, again. meanwhile, the man they want to beat wraps himself inspect trappings of the presidency -- whether traveling the country -- >> hello, nevada. gwen: or delivering a pointed state of the union address. >> the state of our union is getting stronger. gwen: but is the economy rebounding quickly enough? covering the week, dan balz of the "washington post." john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news, jackie calmes of the "new york times," and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live in our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill & national jou
. >> maybe governor romney should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been closed by his investments. gwen: republican frontrunners jock acquit for first place as the runnest up struggle for attention. >> folks, a billion dollars in the mainstream media will make this a very, very election. >> i don't think we should go to the moon. i think maybe we should send some politicians up there. gwen: florida is pivotal, again. meanwhile, the man they...
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he was attacking on how governor romney made his money. saying he presided over job loss and other things. he was criticized by all kinds of conservatives so he abruptly flipped that aside and went on to other things. newt gingrich is also benefiting here from the fact that he is from georgia. actually, he's from pennsylvania, but he represented the neighboring state here. but i think it's not so much that people want to like newt gingrich or see him as president. i think some of them want this race to go on longer. they want to see romney be put in the fire a little bit. >> the other thing i would say is just that he went away from the attacks on bane capital because most republicans said that is out of bounds, you sound like a democrat. and he focused on tax returns. he found mitt romney's achilles' heel, the tax returns. and i don't know that he could have guessed that romney would have so much trouble responding but it's worked. >> and he gotten a assist from his new endorser, rick perry too. it was in the monday night debate when rick
he was attacking on how governor romney made his money. saying he presided over job loss and other things. he was criticized by all kinds of conservatives so he abruptly flipped that aside and went on to other things. newt gingrich is also benefiting here from the fact that he is from georgia. actually, he's from pennsylvania, but he represented the neighboring state here. but i think it's not so much that people want to like newt gingrich or see him as president. i think some of them want this...
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governor romney will address the convention thursday night. joining me here in tampa, maggie haberman, senior writer for politico. katty kay, the anchor of bbc world news america. dan balz, chief correspondent for the "washington post." i am pleased to have each of you here. let me just throw this open. dan, i'll go to you first. what's the story here? >> the story is mitt romney. i mean, we call this the republican national convention. it's the mitt romney convention, as all conventions are. they're all about the nominee and what we learn about the nominee and what the nominee says about himself. and so everything builds to thursday night and his speech. and ann roam me's speech was part of that. chris christie's speech was a part of that. paul ryan is a part of that. but ultimately it comes down to what mitt romney does for himself. >> rose: is it different because somehow mitt romney has had a problem defining himself so far, even though he's been in the middle of the fight? >> it is different in this respect, charlie, i think, and that is
governor romney will address the convention thursday night. joining me here in tampa, maggie haberman, senior writer for politico. katty kay, the anchor of bbc world news america. dan balz, chief correspondent for the "washington post." i am pleased to have each of you here. let me just throw this open. dan, i'll go to you first. what's the story here? >> the story is mitt romney. i mean, we call this the republican national convention. it's the mitt romney convention, as all...
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governor romney wants to keep 100,000 troops that the pentagon, after the wars wind down, wants to get rid of and increase the size of the navy. it depends on whether you feel now is the time to increase defense spending or put it in our economic debt crisis. it's a pretty good distinction. but to what end? the debate was supposed to give you a framework on what the president would do with foreign policy and we didn't get a lot of that. gwen: molly, you've been going out on the actual campaign trail with people who are door-knockers and so on every day. i wonder whether these issues we talk about in our little hothouse in washington come up when people are trying to get voters to though -- show up to vote? >> they do. it's easy to say voters don't care about x, y, or z but voters are smarter than we think and they pay attention and are processing all this in a very careful way. one woman in florida said the reason she's still undecided is she has all the debates on d.v.r. and wants to do her homework. gwen: what? what? that sounds awful to me! >> i know. but there was tremendous earnes
governor romney wants to keep 100,000 troops that the pentagon, after the wars wind down, wants to get rid of and increase the size of the navy. it depends on whether you feel now is the time to increase defense spending or put it in our economic debt crisis. it's a pretty good distinction. but to what end? the debate was supposed to give you a framework on what the president would do with foreign policy and we didn't get a lot of that. gwen: molly, you've been going out on the actual campaign...
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governor romney has run a risk averse, safe campaign. is he going to take the walker message, not just the message to turn away fr barack obama, but to the electorate, turn towards this specific set of conservative ideas. gwen: you can't underestimate what a blow it was to the labor union movement. >> they're defeated and sad and have to get their energy back up for the general election. >> but they didn't put that much money in when you think about how much they could have. >> there was a tension between the labor unions who wanted to work on this and the national committee. tensionart of the that's left over. you didn't come help us out, they say to the president and to the democratic national committee. gwen: let's talk more about this fall. it looks like both candidates will have plenty of cash on hand to sell their messages. the obama campaign, flush after a month of celebrity fundraising, announced they'd hauled in $60 million dollars in may, but the romney campaign bested that, raising $76.8 million during that same period -- more
governor romney has run a risk averse, safe campaign. is he going to take the walker message, not just the message to turn away fr barack obama, but to the electorate, turn towards this specific set of conservative ideas. gwen: you can't underestimate what a blow it was to the labor union movement. >> they're defeated and sad and have to get their energy back up for the general election. >> but they didn't put that much money in when you think about how much they could have....
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gwen: for governor romney it is this that he is the man with the experience to turn the country around without raising taxes or abandoning national priority. >> my plan is clear. i will not raise taxes on middle income americans. and the president's assertion to the country are simply false. gwen: trouble is, neither of these narratives steam be shifting this frozen in place election. new polls show president obama with a slight edge but not a big one. is this just where the preconvention political status quo is supposed to be in august, amy? >> maybe. but what's the most remarkable about where these two candidates are right now are disliked they are by the american public in august. usually we wait until october to dislike our candidate this is much. i went back and looked, where president obama is with his favorable ratings, how you feel about him personally is lower than any incumbent president going into his presidency than george w. bush. >> really? >> and if you look at mitt romney, you look at the lowest favorable and the highest unfavorable since 1988, i couldn't go back any fu
gwen: for governor romney it is this that he is the man with the experience to turn the country around without raising taxes or abandoning national priority. >> my plan is clear. i will not raise taxes on middle income americans. and the president's assertion to the country are simply false. gwen: trouble is, neither of these narratives steam be shifting this frozen in place election. new polls show president obama with a slight edge but not a big one. is this just where the preconvention...
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and in this case, rick perry came with a strategy designed to rattle gotch romney. -- rattle governor romney. and it appeared it did for a bit. both sides can argue they got the better of these exchanges, but nonetheless we saw a different romney this time. we saw somebody who was more energetic and more aggressive, a little more defensive than we've seen him in the past. >> did he go in that way or was he just rattled? >> he was attacked more directly and frontly particularly by perry but also by rick santorum and everybody else. i mean, and so i think perry really got under his skin. particularly when he raised the immigration issue and the question of whether he hired lawn workers who were illegal knowingly. and that was an issue that went back to the 2008 campaign. romney has made a point saying that's old news. 2008, i'm moving on. this is a new campaign. and what rick perry said to him was you know what? that's not off-limits. i'm going to raise 2008. all over again. >> what did we learn about perry? clearly he felt he had to go on the offensive and get back on his feet somehow.
and in this case, rick perry came with a strategy designed to rattle gotch romney. -- rattle governor romney. and it appeared it did for a bit. both sides can argue they got the better of these exchanges, but nonetheless we saw a different romney this time. we saw somebody who was more energetic and more aggressive, a little more defensive than we've seen him in the past. >> did he go in that way or was he just rattled? >> he was attacked more directly and frontly particularly by...
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and in this case, rick perry came with a strategy designed to rattle gotch romney. -- rattle governor romney. and it appeared it did for a bit. both sides can argue they got the better of these exchanges, but nonetheless we saw a different romney this time. we saw somebody who was more energetic and more aggressive, a little more defensive than we've seen him in the past. >> did he go in that way or was he just rattled? >> he was attacked more directly and frontly particularly by perry but also by rick santorum and everybody else. i mean, and so i think perry really got under his skin. particularly when he raised the immigration issue and the question of whether he hired lawn workers who were illegal knowingly. and that was an issue that went back to the 2008 campaign. romney has made a point saying that's old news. 2008, i'm moving on. this is a new campaign. and what rick perry said to him was you know what? that's not off-limits. i'm going to raise 2008. all over again. >> what did we learn about perry? clearly he felt he had to go on the offensive and get back on his feet somehow.
and in this case, rick perry came with a strategy designed to rattle gotch romney. -- rattle governor romney. and it appeared it did for a bit. both sides can argue they got the better of these exchanges, but nonetheless we saw a different romney this time. we saw somebody who was more energetic and more aggressive, a little more defensive than we've seen him in the past. >> did he go in that way or was he just rattled? >> he was attacked more directly and frontly particularly by...
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governor romney has explicitly said i won't go there i don't believe in any that kind of thing. so in the near term i'm sure that the obama side would do more in terms of near-term job measures that would help in the short term. >> but that's only if you believe in keynesian economics. we saw that that doesn't work. >> that's another discussion, i think worked a lot letter than you do. >> susie: certainly this is a conversation, and a debate that is going to at any time. hopefully we'll get you back as the campaign carries on. thank you so much. really appreciate you coming on the program, jared bernstein from the center on policy, budget an policy priorities, dan mitchell from the cato institute. >> reporter: i'm erika miller on wall street. the second quarter was challenging for corporate america. still ahead, i'll tell you why the third quarter may be even tougher. >> susie: wall street kicked off the week on the downside. concerns about a slowing of the global economy weighed on investors. weak economic numbers out of japan today re-ignited worries about a global slowdown. t
governor romney has explicitly said i won't go there i don't believe in any that kind of thing. so in the near term i'm sure that the obama side would do more in terms of near-term job measures that would help in the short term. >> but that's only if you believe in keynesian economics. we saw that that doesn't work. >> that's another discussion, i think worked a lot letter than you do. >> susie: certainly this is a conversation, and a debate that is going to at any time....
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gwen: and the immediate beneficiary from all this, former massachusetts governor mitt romney. >> america is in crisis. you want to have someone who's smart, who has experience, who knows how the financial services sector works, who knows how to protect american jobs, and i do, i've done it. gwen: so we're beginning to see the outline of this campaign. karen tumulty was one. questioners at this week's dartmouth debate. who surprised you there, karen? >> i think personally, the biggest surprise was rick perry. because i think the stakes were very, very high. and a lot of us, certainly the three of us who were sitting at the table as moderators, expected him to come in aggressively. the day before, he had released a really hard-edged video against mitt romney talking about health care. we were expecting that the minute the subject turned to health care, he was just going to take out after him. and the opposite happened. it was -- you said he faded. it was almost like he disappeared. gwen: there were long periods of time, true of jon huntsman as well. but long periods of time when you expect
gwen: and the immediate beneficiary from all this, former massachusetts governor mitt romney. >> america is in crisis. you want to have someone who's smart, who has experience, who knows how the financial services sector works, who knows how to protect american jobs, and i do, i've done it. gwen: so we're beginning to see the outline of this campaign. karen tumulty was one. questioners at this week's dartmouth debate. who surprised you there, karen? >> i think personally, the...
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newt gingrich wanted to erase the idea that his campaign was floundering and governor romney was able to float mostly above the fray. gwen: so did anybody who really wanted to do it pull it off? >> i'm not sure there were any clear winners other than perhaps governor romney because everyone else was focused on somebody else. gwen: didn't hurt himself? >> not in the least, i don't think but he's sitting there worrying about rick perry, the governor of texas. gwen: it's not like we didn't know he was seriously considering this but his timing seems suspicious. >> well, his timing is exquisite, if you will. he made it clear on the day of the debate that he was going to announce on saturday just as the speakers begin to give their spee, in ames on saturday, he'll be drawing all the attention away and then here for a couple of days of campaigning. gwen: we're right across from the soapbox at the state fair where all the candidates show up and talk to voters and we've seen sarah palin here today. michele bachmann is across the street. who has been change -- getting to the core of iowa voters
newt gingrich wanted to erase the idea that his campaign was floundering and governor romney was able to float mostly above the fray. gwen: so did anybody who really wanted to do it pull it off? >> i'm not sure there were any clear winners other than perhaps governor romney because everyone else was focused on somebody else. gwen: didn't hurt himself? >> not in the least, i don't think but he's sitting there worrying about rick perry, the governor of texas. gwen: it's not like we...
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." >> governor romney supported the bailout of wall street and decided not to support the bailout of detroit. gwen: those might be fighting words in michigan. except -- >> my feeling was that we should not support the -- the government should not be involved in bailouts period. gwen: running to the right. can rick santorum outpace mitt romney? >> senator santorum is getting his moment in the spotlight now. which is a good thing. i hope people take a very close look at his record. if you want a fiscal conservative, you can't vote for rick santorum because he's not. he's not a deficit hawk. gwen: while in washington, congress grudgingly extends the payroll tax holiday. >> the only reason we're even talking about a payroll tax break or an extension of unemployment benefits is because of the president's economic policies have failed. >> this is make or break moment for the middle class in america. and for folks who want to be in the middle class. gwen: as republicans reject the president's budget blueprint, out of hand. >> dead on arrival. it's debt on arrival. gwen: and iran resurfaces
." >> governor romney supported the bailout of wall street and decided not to support the bailout of detroit. gwen: those might be fighting words in michigan. except -- >> my feeling was that we should not support the -- the government should not be involved in bailouts period. gwen: running to the right. can rick santorum outpace mitt romney? >> senator santorum is getting his moment in the spotlight now. which is a good thing. i hope people take a very close look at his...
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. >> woodruff: in support for the president ahead of governor romney. is this the part, the republicans traditionally have done a little worse among women but is it worse this year. >> republicans have traditionally done better among men and worse among women. particularly women who are employed outside the home. and especially among women who are either sole support of their household or on their own, whether in fact there is-- they want a government that's activist and interventionist, some sense of session and economic justice. but there is no question, that there has been an inclination there. this is bad. these numbers are unsustainable for romney. he has to turn romney-- anne romney loose. she is his best ambassador and a far better salesman than he is of mitt romney. >> woodruff: is that the way he helps himself, with women voters? >> you know, i'm sure that the romney strategists are very worried about this. i mean i think most republicans understand, you can lose the women's vote and still win an election. george w bus, bush did it in 2004, wom
. >> woodruff: in support for the president ahead of governor romney. is this the part, the republicans traditionally have done a little worse among women but is it worse this year. >> republicans have traditionally done better among men and worse among women. particularly women who are employed outside the home. and especially among women who are either sole support of their household or on their own, whether in fact there is-- they want a government that's activist and...
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and i think this is one place where governor romney is sorely tested. he is not somebody who is at ease in this situation, displaying empathy in a public situation or identifying easily with strangers. i think the president... i think this is the natural playing field for the president, in that sense of the town hall which you will recall president clinton, then governor clinton, so effectively demonstrated in 1992 and got as a consequence a six-point lift in the polls after that second debate in 1992. >> ifill: does this change the expectation scheme to style over substance because you want to see what the candidates relate ay.her than what they >> in a town hall format there's more style. you have to determine when you walk, you know, when you walk towards people who question you, when you walk around the stage. >> ifill: when you check your watch. >> yeah. i mean, it's the only format where, you know, looking at your watch became a national scandal. it's not a normal kind of circumstance. the hyper focus a these things. i think the biggest difference
and i think this is one place where governor romney is sorely tested. he is not somebody who is at ease in this situation, displaying empathy in a public situation or identifying easily with strangers. i think the president... i think this is the natural playing field for the president, in that sense of the town hall which you will recall president clinton, then governor clinton, so effectively demonstrated in 1992 and got as a consequence a six-point lift in the polls after that second debate...
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i know on tuesday i asked governor romney about this. he didn't have an answer. today he came out with a statement. can you talk about how the president's involvement shakes things up? >> it seemed again like watching it where the moment he was asking a question, and you can tell he thought about it. this is such an emotional issue that particularly in the african-american community, everyone is talking about this. if you know someone who's african-american, they are talking about what do you say to your son or to your cousin who might be out there. these are conversations that have been had through the generations that many people thought you shouldn't have to have in the 21st century but we're having. >> it seems like an extraordinary moment, almost reminiscent of things that happened during the civil rights area. >> you're walking down the street. you have skittles and tea. how do you end up dead? gwen: you talk about the role of the national rifle association. how do we know that one thing is connected to the other? i guess that's the key part of what this in
i know on tuesday i asked governor romney about this. he didn't have an answer. today he came out with a statement. can you talk about how the president's involvement shakes things up? >> it seemed again like watching it where the moment he was asking a question, and you can tell he thought about it. this is such an emotional issue that particularly in the african-american community, everyone is talking about this. if you know someone who's african-american, they are talking about what do...
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that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more for your critics to pick at and criticize as well as giving americans a better sense of what you do in office. >> ifill: so we can assume that the people in chicago, the obama folks are just kicked back, happy about this, got it in the bag, right? >> not quite. . although i think they feel... clearly they feel better than they did before the conventions. i think their belief is they have now a more solid lead. however small it may be. it is a more solid lead than they had going into the conventions. i think they also think that this race will tighten further. they know the pitfalls ahead with the debates. but they also have an enormous amount of confidence in their ground game compared to where they think the romney campaign is. >> ifill: it's also impossible now to pick up a newspaper article or read anything
that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more for your critics to pick at and criticize as well as giving americans a better sense of what you do in office. >> ifill: so we can assume that the people in chicago, the obama folks are just kicked back, happy about this, got it...
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. >> i think eventually you will get down to one conservative in governor romney. gwen: the price for the granite state is in full swing after iowa knocks two candidates for a loop. >> this is a quirky place and quirky process, to stay the least. >> i have decided to stand aside. gwen: the message in this topsy-turvy campaign here, count on nothing. joining me tonight from new hampshire, stan belt of "the washington post," john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news, julianna goldman of bloomberg news and john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times." >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. this is a special campaign 2012 edition of "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions
. >> i think eventually you will get down to one conservative in governor romney. gwen: the price for the granite state is in full swing after iowa knocks two candidates for a loop. >> this is a quirky place and quirky process, to stay the least. >> i have decided to stand aside. gwen: the message in this topsy-turvy campaign here, count on nothing. joining me tonight from new hampshire, stan belt of "the washington post," john dickerson of "slate" magazine...
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i think was the comfort level that governor romney had. he was more relaxed. you could see it that day. he was happy to defer to paul ryan on some budgetary questions when they got into the q&a. he just looked a lot more relaxed as a candidate than we sometimes see. i think we've seen that since the choice was unveiled. >> woodruff: i want to ask both of you what this says now about what romney needs to do in the campaign. christina, how has that changed or has it with the pick of ryan? >> it can put a lot of pressure on him to get specific because he's going to keep being asked this question. is it the ryan budget that you are putting forth? that's one area about it. it's also about elevating the congressman a little bit to be the sparring partner with the president. they've already done that a few different years since president obama took office. it's elevating him a little bit more. you're seeing barack obama out there on the stump engaging with congressman ryan and really taking a look at going at congress... he's already been doing t
i think was the comfort level that governor romney had. he was more relaxed. you could see it that day. he was happy to defer to paul ryan on some budgetary questions when they got into the q&a. he just looked a lot more relaxed as a candidate than we sometimes see. i think we've seen that since the choice was unveiled. >> woodruff: i want to ask both of you what this says now about what romney needs to do in the campaign. christina, how has that changed or has it with the pick of...
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governor romney saying held increase the population at guantanamo by be doubling its and the administration has vastly increased the drone strike target killing program to the point where they claimed the right to use that against american citizens, like ala lackey. civil libertarians are saying this is not what we expected out of this president. >> one of the things you wrote about is that this administration is setting records for prosecutions under the inailability act. >> it's mainly because they now have the ability through damage tall trails, email, itself -- etc., to actually find out who the leakers are. civil libertarians say this administration has been really, really tough on leaks. people who leaked the name of some of the c.i.a. agents who were involved in the enhanced interrogations. they're now prosecution what civil libertarians think are the whistle blowers and they're furious on that. >> i covered the bush administration and i was reading about how the american public has been so september -- accepting with the kinds of trade-offs that we have made as a society. what does
governor romney saying held increase the population at guantanamo by be doubling its and the administration has vastly increased the drone strike target killing program to the point where they claimed the right to use that against american citizens, like ala lackey. civil libertarians are saying this is not what we expected out of this president. >> one of the things you wrote about is that this administration is setting records for prosecutions under the inailability act. >> it's...